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Hat Of Flames Tab by Guided By Voices

Hat Of Flames tab by Guided By Voices

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Intro:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Verse 1:

   A                         D                         C#m                       D
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|
G|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|-6-----6--6-----6--6-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|
D|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|-6-----6--6-----6--6-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|
A|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----|-4-----4--4-----4--4-----|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   Putting  it  all  in      place                     Coming  from  service      town

   A                         D                         C5       A5               D5       A5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|-5--------2--------------|-7--------2--------------|
D|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|-5--------2--------------|-7--------2--------------|
A|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----|-3--------0--------------|-5--------0--------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   Wearing  a  hat  of       flames         you may    see      him              in     a dream


Verse 2:

   A                         D                         C#m                       D
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|
G|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|-6-----6--6-----6--6-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|
D|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|-6-----6--6-----6--6-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|
A|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----|-4-----4--4-----4--4-----|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   Blowing  a dangerous      path                      saying  the  words out    loud

   A                         D                         C5       A5               D5       A5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|-5--------2--------------|-7--------2--------------|
D|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----|-5--------2--------------|-7--------2--------------|
A|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----|-3--------0--------------|-5--------0--------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   Some are lost and they have you not                 seen     him              burn-    ing

   A5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-2--2------2----2--2--2--|
D|-2--2------2----2--2--2--|
A|-0--0------0----0--0--0--|
E|-------------------------|
                        A

Chorus:

   D            A                       C           D             A
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-7-----7----------------------------|-5-----5-----7-----7-----|--------------------------|
G|-7-----7------6----6--6----6--6--6--|-5-----5-----7-----7-----|-6-----6--6------6--6--6--|
D|-7-----7------7----7--7----7--7--7--|-5-----5-----7-----7-----|-7-----7--7------7--7--7--|
A|-5-----5------7----7--7----7--7--7--|-3-----3-----5-----5-----|-7-----7--7------7--7--7--|
E|--------------5----5--5----5--5--5--|-------------------------|-5-----5--5------5--5--5--|
   magic        code                    to   the  vibrating       masses

   C           G             D                         D                         A
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-5-----5-----------------|-7-----7--7-----7--7--7--|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|
G|-5-----5-----4-----4-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7--7--|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----|
D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7--7--|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----|
A|-3-----3-----5-----5-----|-5-----5--5-----5--5--5--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----|
E|-------------3-----5-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   Devoured you go in        public                                  there he    goes

   C                         A
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-5--------5--------5-----|--------------------------|
G|-5--------5--------5-----|-6-----6--6------6--6--6--|
D|-5--------5--------5-----|-7-----7--7------7--7--7--|
A|-3--------3--------3-----|-7-----7--7------7--7--7--|
E|-------------------------|-5-----5--5------5--5--5--|
   in    a    hat   of       flames                A


Chorus:

   D            A                       C           D             A
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-7-----7----------------------------|-5-----5-----7-----7-----|--------------------------|
G|-7-----7------6----6--6----6--6--6--|-5-----5-----7-----7-----|-6-----6--6------6--6--6--|
D|-7-----7------7----7--7----7--7--7--|-5-----5-----7-----7-----|-7-----7--7------7--7--7--|
A|-5-----5------7----7--7----7--7--7--|-3-----3-----5-----5-----|-7-----7--7------7--7--7--|
E|--------------5----5--5----5--5--5--|-------------------------|-5-----5--5------5--5--5--|
   magic        code                    to   the  vibrating       masses

   C           G             D                         D
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-5-----5-----------------|-7-----7--7-----7--7--7--|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
G|-5-----5-----4-----4-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7--7--|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7--7--|-7-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-3-----3-----5-----5-----|-5-----5--5-----5--5--5--|-5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|-------------3-----5-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   Devoured you go in        public                                  there he


Outro:

I like to play octaves for this part but you can play the full chords if you prefer.

   C                         C                         F                         F
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   goes

   G                         G                          A5                       C5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-2-----2--2-----2--2--2--|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-2-----2--2-----2--2--2--|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-0-----0--0-----0--0--0--|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                                           There he    goes                            In  a hat   of

   A5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-2-----------------------|
D|-2-----------------------|
A|-0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|
   flames


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|x    dead/muted note

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Published: February 28, 2021

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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